Computer-Aided Mobile GPS Education Set
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Education Research Engineering Technology Information Systems Information Technology Mobile Learning Surveying and Geomatics Engineering |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Audio |
| Author(s): |
SERKAN AYDIN |
| Description: | Published in Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 40±45, 2008. Part of special issue in IJEE on Mobile Technologies in Engineering Education (II). Abstract: "This paper describes the design of a computer-aided educational mobile GPS (Global Positioning System) set. By means of this set, use of a GPS receiver and GPS connectivity with mobile devices can be taught more effectively. In addition, students can develop related GPS applications supported by mobile technologies like GSM, GPRS or Bluetooth. This mobile education set enables students to send location information via SMS or compare GPS receivers' data in different locations via GPRS etc. This set consists of a GPS module, an antenna, an 8051-based microcontroller, a monitor ROM for embedded applications, a portable computer and an application software that communicates with the hardware. Educational materials prepared by Macromedia Flash and Java Programming Language have been added to the GPS education set in order to design an efficient student-oriented system." |
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| Keywords: | GPS; mobile technology; computer aided; communication; education set |
| Is Component of: |
Mobile Technologies in Engineering Education (II) |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(k) Use modern engineering tools in engineering practice |
| Intervention(s): |
Use of Educational Technologies |
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Conclusions: "A new computer-aided mobile GPS education set was presented in this paper. As a result, students learn the fundamentals of a positioning system and how to make mobile GPS applications. The students learn mobile concepts by using both the hardware and software of this set and by using external communication devices or transceivers. At the Marmara University Institute for Graduate Studies in Pure and Applied Sciences, this educational set has been used in the course called `Global Positioning SystemýKuresel Konumlandirma Sistemi' for the Master's degree program since the Fall 2005 semester [7]. In this course, both theoretical knowledge and practical applications are learned with the set. In addition, this education set was designed for use in multipurpose courses, such as Traffic Control Systems, Satellite Communication, Industrial Measurement, Navigation Instrumentation and Data Communication." |
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Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | January 2008 |
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Cross Platform |
| Cost: |
Not free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/latestissues/Vol24-1/s7_ijee1932.pdf |
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IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
International Journal of Engineering Education
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